Kosmos 2433

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Kosmos 2433
Mission type Navigation
Operator Russian Space Forces
COSPAR ID 2007-052A[1]
SATCAT № 32275[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft GC 720
Spacecraft type Uragan-M
Manufacturer Reshetnev ISS [2]
Launch mass 1,415 kilograms (3,120 lb) [2]
Dimensions 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter [2]
Power 1,540 watts[2]
Start of mission
Launch date October 26, 2007, 07:35 (2007-10-26UTC07:35Z) UTC
Rocket Proton-K/DM-2[1]
Launch site Baikonur 81/24
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Medium Earth orbit[3]

Kosmos 2433 (Russian: Космос 2433 meaning Cosmos 2433) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2007 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2431 and Kosmos 2432.

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 720.[1]

Kosmos 2431/2/3 were launched from Site 81/24 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Proton-K carrier rocket with a Blok DM upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 07:35 UTC on 26 October 2007. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2007-052A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 32275.[1]

It is part of the GLONASS constellation, in the third plane, orbital slot 19. It started operation on 25 November 2007.[4][5]

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